Earth's Changing Surface

THe process by which natural forces MOVE weathered rock is called ____________.

• compaction

• deposition

• abrasion

• erosion

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Which of the following land features found in Minnesota were created by chemical weathering?

• chain of lakes

• limestone caves

• river valleys

• flood plains

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Minnesota's current landscape was greatly shaped bty glaciers. What constructive land feature do we see that was created by glacial deposition?

• cave

• valley

• moraine

• striation

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Which event is the youngest?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

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Why would you not find fossils in the igneous rock layer D?

• high temperture destroyed the fossils

• High pressure destroyed the fossils

• the minerals would not allow for the formation of fossils

• no organisms existed when layer D was formed

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How are index fossils useful to geologists?

• they help identify metamorphic layers

• they help identify igneous layers

• they can be used to determine relative ages

• hey can be used to determine absolute ages

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The law of superposition states

• oldest rock on top

• oldest rock on bottom

• rock that cuts is younger than what it cuts through

• rocks were formed in horizontal layers

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Samantha was walking along the river and saw the rock pictured. What can she infer about the past environment in this area?

• dry desert

• arctic tundra

• tropical ocean

• rain forest

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The law of original horizontality states

• oldest rock on top

• oldest rock on bottom

• rock that cuts is younger than what it cuts through

• rocks were formed in horizontal layers

Fossil fuels are considered nonrenewable because

• they are not being formed on Earth anymore

• the organisms used to create them are now extinct

• all of the fossil fuels have been used up

• they take millions of years to form

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